A missing permission check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
CVE-2023-24438
MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-01-26. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 51.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 26, 2023
Last Modified
April 2, 2025
References (2)
- jenkinsci-cert@googlegroupshttps://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-01-24/#SECURITY-2786
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2023-01-24/#SECURITY-2786
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:jira-steps | — | ghsa |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2023-24438?
CVE-2023-24438 is a medium vulnerability published on January 26, 2023. A missing permission check in Jenkins JIRA Pipeline Steps Plugin 2.0.165.v8846cf59f3db and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.
When was CVE-2023-24438 disclosed?
CVE-2023-24438 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 26, 2023, with the most recent update on April 2, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-24438 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-24438 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 51.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-24438?
CVE-2023-24438 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-24438?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-24438, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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